More than 1,000 regional economists, bankers, analysts, and financial media crowded into the Korean city of Daejeon for the conference, titled “Asia 21: Leading the Way Forward,” hosted by the Korean government and the IMF. Wrapping up a two-day conference on Asia’s future, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced a set of commitments, labeled the “Daejeon Deliverables,” that he said will significantly strengthen the Asia-IMF partnership in a year that South Korea chairs the Group of Twenty (G-20).

The IMF wrapped up a key Asia conference in Korea by committing to a set of follow-up actions, the “Daejeon Deliverables,” that will strengthen the Asia-IMF relationship and support Asia’s greater role and voice in the global economy. More